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My Bea * am > Pbeseccted Brotheb Chartists , b These are , indeed , tines to try men ' s souls . " The good ship Charter has been caught in one of those trade vinds for which she was not prepared , it was bo sadden and not announced by auj of those usual omens which precede a coming re-rival . Some of th binds have been washed overboard , but the complement has been aeain made np , and not a soul on board who would not rather sink with the crew than abandon the wreck . Oh ! webave beeu foully treated ; most foully persecuted ; but heed not persecution . If t he principle is worth liTing for , it is -worth dying for , and therefore worth persecution-bearing . When » military commanderroutes his enemy he end « avonrs
to compete his trinmph by scattering the fugitives and making many prisoners ; so it is with th « political commander . The Tories of 1842 , as the Whigs of 1833 , would " lay the flattering unction to their souls , " that they had annihilated Chartism , because some are consigned to loathsome dungeons and the transport is in readiness for others ; wwi in the hope of completing their triumph , they would intimidate others from occupying that position from which their friends have been dislodged . How rain , how hopeless , how very hopeless , to make such a false estimate of our numbers , oar devotion , and our adherence to principle . In this state of things , my friends , I would especially direct your attention to that which is cheering , but i » tended as
disheartening . The To : y press teems with open denunciation of Chartists and Chartist principles , and recommends every or any means for the destruction of the Chartist party ; while the Whig press would destroy us by kind admonition , by friendly caution and wholesome advice . The Whig scribes deny our strength , and laugh at our union , while they point out in a kindly manner , course , the errors into which we have falleD , and the necessary means for
their correction . Want of union , mention of physical force , and disinclination to join with the " free traders , " are amongst the moEt serious charges brought against us by the Whig writers . Now , take my word for the iact , that those assaults upon the few weak points of the fortress , but prove its strength and impregnabiiiiv . No man in his senses ever supposed that the Morning Chronicle or its followers felt the least inclination to strengthen the
hands of the people , while the strength of their cause 13 made manifest in the weakness of their enemies' assaults . The censure , therefore , of the Whig press must be taken as praise . They charge us for want ef union , while we are the only party in the state that can boast of perfect union . We charge them with treachery , incompcteney cowardice , and injustice , which they cannot meet Otherwise than by recrimination ; and even that is weak . Many attempts are now beisig made to win as , weak as we are ; but all will fail . Sime mushroom leaders would win you by pointing out the great advantages which a union with the middling
classes would confer upon you , and to insure those advantages , would tempt you into a general union with that order , as a body ; others would point out the great benefits to be gained by a distinct union with the Corn-Law League party , and all means are put into full force to bring about a union of some sort or other . Now , all such means will fail ; but the most dastardly attempts are those of professicg Chartist leaders , who would endeaavour to hurt your pride by leading you to suppose that you are looked upon as the dupes of Feargus 0 Connor . This last and basest Eubterfnee « f faction , has had no effect npon those , for
whom alone I contend—the poor ; and as for the time-servers of all other classes , I look with contempt upon them . You perceive a weakness in manv good men upon this point , —a desire to be considered wholly unconnected with or uninfluenced by Feargus O'Connor . It is therefore kigh rime that 1 should proclaim to the world , and to the working classes in particular , that the principles of Feargus O'Connor are the adopted and cherished of ninetynine of every one hundred who live a life of industry , and that all attempts , open or covert , to bring him into disrepute are intended as a me ^ ns to destroy bis principles . It is not for any peculiar
merit of his own . that he is loved and honoured , beloved and respected , aye , even adored , by the working classes ; it is in consequence of his devotion to them and their cause , and until faction can prove him a delinquent , he will remain uppe / most in their affection and foremost in their thoughts . My children , then , be not shamed out of your fond affection for me , Let not your vanity be wounded by the charge of being O'Connorites . I am not ashamed of being called ill names for my devotion to you ; be not ashamed of beirg called honourable ones , lest you should be supposed to love me . I should be very miserable and unhappy if I thought any one of you
bated me from a just cause , and I am happy to think that you all love me , because I have given yon reason to do so . I am fighting faction for you with all my might , with all my soul , and with all my strength ; and , therefore , faction hates me . It is your love that has hitherto enabled me to make good the ground for our principles ; for although men are daily persecuted , yet are their principles daily gaining strength- I hope soon to be amongst yon onee more , meantime I am not idle or negligent of ia& interests of those who claim my most immediate consideration . I hope to save Ellis , or to
^ \ tnfj ihe country that he has been convicted au ^ anting to lair . I have appealed to you for assistance find I rely npon your promptitude and willicgxessu . " * recder it . I have now the opportunity of speaking "* w ? ou daily » * thaTik God for il" and therefore * rc < juire to say no more to you now . than merely to p ™ aS ont Bome of tli 03 e meaDS D * which faction hopes * triumph over us . My beloved , ' rieods , I will join no party . I will remain firm as i *«*» ^ ™ cheerfully accept the co-operation ot ' aU wbo wlU J - T 0 U and me m breakicg the oppress ** *
bead-Ever ycur devoted I . ' "fend and faithful Servant , FEAHGrS O'COSXOE .
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THE PEOPLE'S SYMPATHIES . We feel that we never before gat down to the performance of so solemn , so imperative a duty , as that which now devolves apoo us . It would be in vain were we to attempt to describe the emotions which oppress us , or the sorrow which bows us down to the very eartb . Absorbed S 3 we are in the contemplation of the misery which is now being endured by husbands and fathers , by wives and mothers , as well as by the anticipation of that fearful fate which awaitB their helpless , their innocent offspring—every other consideration is borne away upon the wings of the ^ regardless wind ! Is there a man , whatever his political creed , whose heart is not touched with compassion for the martyrs to their faith ! And shall we
whose sympathies , were their sympathies , deny them the tribute of oar tears—ot oar consolation ' . It would be impossible to give any artificial coloring to the liviag wretchedness with which , day after day , we are made acquainted . So apalling , indeed , ar « the statements which we are doomed to hear , or read , that our energies have been well nigh paralyzed , while we have almost been tempted to doubt the sublime truth , " Verily , there is a God ! " We doubt not that our feelings have been shared by every Chartist in the Kingdom ; but should we be midtaken—should there be one who dares to call himself by that name , who has do pity for the helpless , no arm for the defenceless—let such an one inBtantly depart ont of oar camp .
But , brethren , " we are persuaded better things of you . " Though personally we know you not , we can yet imagine the burden of your thoughts by day . and your reflections by night . By day , in the midbt of your toil for " the bread that perisheth , " your thoughts have hovered about the loathsome cell , or vainly endeavoured to trace the track of the transported across the bosom of the deep , till Rome vision of horror extorted the groan that would not be stifled within your agonized breast . By night you have thought of the bereaved wife , and the worte than orphan children . In your imagination you have
beheld the poor solitary wetting her couch with her tears , and iu the midst of her desolation , reeardks- ; of the importunities of her children crying for bread . All this your imagination has pictured to you , and your inmost soul has shuddered at the bare contemplation of such awful realities . At that moment—in that hour of mental abstraction—what would you not have given could you have restored the husband to the wire—the father to bis children ! What , indeed J But , alas ! the consciousness of your inability —jour utter helplessness—hung , like a millstone , about your heart , and , " God help them ! " died upon yonr Iip 3 .
Men and brethren , arouse ye from thi 3 lethergy of despair , and bethink you how best ye may succour the oppressed . To assist you in this work of justice , as well as mercy , we now call npon each and every one of yon to petition the Queen for a remission , or , at all events , for a mitigation , of the puni .-hment , which the Judges have , m so manv instances so fearfully awarded . A petition to Parliament would be attended with no other benefit than that which might accrue from so magnificent a demonstration ; but , thank God 1 the Q , acen is not the Parliament . Every city , town , village , and hamlet , in the
king--dom , should instantly Petition the Throne . The petitions should have but one object—the release of the eaptives—** the opening of the prison doors to them that are bound . " The petitions should be immediately transmitted to Sir James Graham . Her Majesty ' s Secretary of State for the Home Department , for presentation to the Queen . This is one thing to be done . Another is to subscribe , to subscribe liberally , and to induce others to subscribe for the relief of the destitute families of the prisoners . Your" money , though it cannot heal the broken heart may help to bind up its wounds ; and if so , will you withhold it !
Now , we feel that we should be insulting your hearts , as well as your heads , if we urged any other arguments in favour of jour petitioning the Throne , at the same time that you adopt the most effectual measures for the relief of those who are trodden down under the foot of man . We , therefore content ourselves with commending the subject to your instant consideration , in the firm conviction that our appeal will not be made in vain . — Evening Star .
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^^ , _ _ , __ SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED BY MR . CLEAVE . POLITICAL VICTIM AND DEFENCE FUSD . £ p . d , Previously acknowledged 88 18 10 Chartist shoemakers , Clock House , London , third subscription ... ... 15 0 Mr . J . Williams 0 0 6 Fiint Shoemakers , Hackney , eecond subscription ... 0 5 0 11 Don Pedro" 0 10 Mr . Vowell 0 10 Wivenhoe , near Colchester ... ... 0 6 0 Hamilton National Charter Association 10 0 Elderslie , Wfct of Scotland 0 8 0 Linwood , ditto ... ... ... 0 6 0 A Middle Class Chartist 0 2 6 Worthing , Sussex 0 10 6 A few Friends to Liberty , Boulognesur-mer 10 0
W . C . 0 10 E . F . R , Gower-street 0 3 0 Coatbridge and Airdrie 0 5 0 Church , near Acirington 0 10 0 Mansfield Woodhouse , Notts ., second subscription 0 5 6 Bulwell . Notts 0 10 0 Cheltenham ft 10 0 West End Friends , ditto 0 5 0 Members and friends of Irish Universal Suffrage Association , Dublin , per Mr . Dvotfc 2 10 0 Collected by Lambeth Teetotal Chartists : —
Mr . Mackey 0 5 9 Mrs . Mackey 0 5 11 Mr . Ashwood 0 5 2 Mr . Palmer 0 2 9 Mr . Mawman 0 2 0 Mr . Fowler 0 14 Mr . Baker 0 1 9 h Mr . Knighton 0 16 Mr . Wiiliamson 0 12 Mrs . Hen 0 12 Friends at meeting 0 16 Three Iritnds , Winkfield . Berks ... 0 3 0 " Two Factory Slaves , " Grandholm , near
Aberdeen 0 10 Friends , Norwich 0 1 10 Chartisis , Norwich 0 18 2 Warwick and Leamington , being proceeds of sale of riffle tickets—third remittance * 10 0 Mr . W . Adams Bristol , ditto 0 3 0 Three friends 0 3 0 Publisher of Voltaire ' s Dictionary ... 050 Post Office Order ( Manchester mark ) + ... 2 0 0 NonCon 0 10
£ 105 13 1 £ * Enquirers are informed shat the price for a tieket in tie « ffld is one shilling only ; a few are left at No . 1 , Shoe-lane . Fieet-stteeL " + Mr . Cleave will thank the friend who forwarded ^ \ b above mentioned order , to re-communicate hia name -Nse letter having been mislaid . jj L . Snelling ( Tonbridge ) will please refer to the Star iA tbree weeks back for an acknowledgment of bis friend ' s l Tibicription .
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I . IRITONCHAK 1 ' - — Ship ' Steelhocse lane . —On Tuesday evening , ( A *** Hopkins m the chair , ) the secretary read ths ado >« ? s from the president and secretary of the associa / W " . Messrs . Campbell and Leach , when the following resolution was moved by Mr . Follows , seconded by a < f- X > ; Fott , and carrua unanimously :- " That the C . ^ rjiets meeting at the Ship , Steelhonse-lane , Birmin ^ ' "cord their perfect approval of ihe su / meni *» ©* th ° ^ f Secretary and President of the . National Charter Association respecting the nominati . " « * n d election of five persons to serve upon the . Gene . ** -executive , as vacancies may occur . And they h& />« that . the princip ^ , 'which they consider a sound OL e » win be added to the rules of the Association . " It \ T * s then will
resolved , That the members of this locality record their rotes , as recommended by the Edh *>» of the Northern Star , and forward them in time . w publication . " It was also resolved , "That th / members of this locality be requested to record their votes at the Skip , for five candidates of the eight proposed for the General Executive whose names appear in the Northern Star of Oct . 29 , on or before Tuesday , Nov . 8 th . " Afur a few lemaTks from Mr . A . Fussell , it was resolved , " That the Chartists of Steelhonse-lane return their warmest thanks to Mr . Roberts , of Bath , for the great assistance he rendered the Staffordshire victims , at the late commission . " — , A shilling was handed in by W . N . for the Victim Fnnd .
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Committee for the suppor t of Mason ' s Family . —The committee havo received from the 18 th July to the 24 th of October , the sum of £ 10 0 a . 9 Jd . ; and hare paid £ 9 18 s . 5 i ., leaving a balance of 2 s . 4 di . Having a demand of 12 * . per week to meet , they trust the friends will Btep forward to assist them . The committee meet every Tuesday night , at eight o ' clock , to receive donations and subscriptions , at Mr . John Follows , hair dresser , Monmoath-street . Tha sum of 3 s . 4 Jd . has been received from the White Swan , New John-street . Broomsghove . —Mr . Parkes , of Birmingham , on Tuesday eveniag last , delivered a lecture to the Bromegrove Chartists , in their Association Room , and gave universal satisfaction . BACUP . —The Rer . W . V . Jackson , of Manchester , addressed a numerous tneetisg in the Chartist room heie on Sunday evening last .
LONDON . —Mr . M'Grath lectured on Sunday at the Britannia , to a crowded audience , and was greatly applauded . Three members were enrolled . At the monthly meeting on Tuesday , the minutes of the last month -were read and received . After the business of the evening the following resolution was agreed to : — " That this meeting is of the opinion that the suggestions of the President and Secretary of the National Charter Association ought to be put into practice . " Star Coffee House , TJhiow-Stbebt , Borough
—A meeting of Chartists was keld at thiB place on Tuesday evening . Mr . Keen moved the following resolution : — "That it is the opinion of this meeting that the misery anrt destitution of the people is caused by class legislation , and that the only me&na of removing the evil is by causing the People ' s Charter to become the law of the land . " Mr . Morton seconded the resolution , and made an aptal to the meeting in favour of the victims . The motion was carried nnanimoosly . Four new niembew joined this locality , and the general council was nominated .
Chartist Hall , 55 , Old Bailet . —Miss S . Inge lectured here on Tuesday evening to a crowded audience , on the subject of " liberty , " and was loudly and deservedly applauded . Mr . Balls acted as chairman , and spoke very eloquently in support of the views dilated upon by the lectnrer , and expressed his pleasure at the females of th- metropolis making common cause with their-brtthren in the pursuit of liberty . Several male and female speakers also addressed the meeting . A number of members were enrolled and the meeting adjourned .
Provisional Committee . —A meeting of this body was held on Tuesday evening , at the Dispatch , Bridelane , The accounts of Messrs . Ridley , Maynard , and Lucas were audited ; a deputation c nuistiDg of Messrs . Ridley and Blackmore was appointed to wait on the Treisurer and procure the books , Jco ., and the com » mittee adjourned until Wednesday evening , at the DUpatcb , Bride-lane , when Messjs . Cuffay and Davies will finally audit the account * , and the names of ail defaulters wtil be published . MR . Campbell lectured on Mondayeveningat the 8 t Paocras ro > ms , and was loudly applauded . The lecturer entered into a detail of bis five weeks agitation in prison , and of the unjust manner in which good and sufficient bail was rejected . Many of the middle classes were
present and expressed their intention of again visiting them . The lecturer concluded a very animated discourse amid general applause . The chair was filled with great ability by Mr . Poizar . vrko highly ealog ' x ^ d the lectme , and annonnced that the second number of the Penny Democrat was to be had in the room , the whole of which were immediately disposed of . The address from the Carvers and Gilders was also read and received with great approbation . Mr . Farcer received his credentials as a lecturer . The sum of 19 b . was received for contributions . Mr . PelliBg -was elected delegate to the Metropolitan Delegate meeting , and Mr . Lucas ' s election was confirmed . A deputation was received from the Shareholders of 55 , Olvi Bailey , regarding a large pnblic hall which it is in contemplation to
take . Some dissatisfaction was expressed at ths sum of £ 2 2 s , 7 < I . not being properly acknowledged in the Northern Star as coming from the St . Pancras Chartists , i'be secretary was authorized to call a public meeting of the class leaders council for business of importance , oi \ Wednesday next , at 69 , Tottenham Court Road , at eight o ' clock . The following resolution moved by Mr . Forria was carried unanimously : — "That we entirely concur in the recommendation of ths two principal officers of the executive committee , but we would suggest tbe necessity of a further check on the reserved executive , by their election being confirmed by the votes ot the members at the time of their taking offlca , or as soon after as possible . " The rooms were crowded to excess during tbe whole of tbe proceedings , and a spirit of great enthusiasm was aronsed .
A meeting was held at the Social Hall , ( late Rotunda ) Biackfriats-road , on Tuesday , to testify respect and approbation to Miss Martineau , f jr her conduct in refusing a pension offered to htr by Government . The meeting was numeroubly attended . About half-pa « t tight o ' clock Mr . Thompson was called to the chair , und addressed tbe meeting at some length . Mrs . Chnpplesmith moved the following resolution , — "That this meeting fully appreciate the moral and political honesty of MUs Martineau in refusing the pension offered her by tbe Whw Government , although it is of opinion that
there nas rarely occurred an instance in which Royal bounty could have been so Well disposed . " She did uot agree with the tendency of Miss Martineau ' s writing , but approved of her conduct in refusing tbe pension . Mr . Smith seconded tbe resolution , which Waa carried unanimously . Mr . Duncan moved tbe ntxt resolution , — " That this meeting considers that \ he answer of Miss Martineau involves a great principle , since , if the people were represented , the acts of the Executive would be the acu of the people . " Mrs . Martin seconded the resolution . Several other speakers addressed the meeting , and the resolution was unanimously adopted .
WORKING-MEN'S HALL , 29 j , MlLE-END ROAD . — We had a numerous audience assembled on Sunday night to hear a If c'ure by Mr . Blown , wbo , throughout his address , elicited frequent burst of applause . He concluded by urging upon all present the necessity of becoming a sober and thinking people , and holding meetings in their various loralities , and to encourage each other to come out as speakers for it was in the power of every m » n to do his share if he was once determined . He sat down amidst loud cheers . Mr . Brooks followed with some very judicious remarks . On Sunday next there will be three ^ lectures delivered , these in the morn ' mg and evening by Messrs . Brown and Brooks ; and in the afternoon by Mr . Mantz . Kingston . —The friends of freedom In this place , are still persevering in the good cause , and have voted 2 s . 6 d . for the Executive .
Mile-End-Road . —We bad a numerous and respectable assemblage on Tuesday night , at the Working Men ' s Hall , to hear a lecture on tbe rights of women , frem Mr . Frazer . A vote of confidence in the conductors of the Evening Star , the only daily journal advocating tbe rights of the poor and oppressed millions was carried . A collection for the victims , which amounted to 2 s ., was made at tbe close . At the Weeklt Meeting of the Somer ' s Town locality , on Tuesday , the following business was transacted : —Mr . Latham "was elected reporting secretary to the locality . Mr . Latham and Mr . Humphries were deputed to wait on the several localities in the Borough to mature apian for the formation of a Borough Council in Marylebona Mr . Davoc was authorised to represent to the delegate meeting their remissnesa of duty , in falling to provide us with lecturers , and to impress on them the necessity of attending to that subject .
The Female Chartists . —The Female Chartista , undismayed by the attempts made by the press to put them down , held a meeting on Tuesday night at the National Charter Hall , Old Bailey , for the purpose of bearing a itcture fiom Miss Susanna Inge , on the ensJavtd and suffering condition ol the people of England , anil in support of the People ' s Cnaitfcr , as the only remedy for the abuses which have brought the people into that condition . The hall waB crowded long before the chair was taken ; and TV- were glad to see among the useful and respectable body of operatives present , a considerable number of the middle class The platform find front seats were filled with laciiea , who , for decorum of conduct , could not be surpassed , and for mental intelligence and worth , are an bonoar to iheir country . Mr . Balls , on the motion of Mr Salmon , was called to the chair , and after the usual formalities in the opening of meetings , introduced Miss Susannah Inge , a y » ung lady of
pre-poasesiing appearance , who , with an energy and spirit , worthy the great and glerioua cause—" The People ' s Charter "—which she has in company with bo many others of the high and virtuaus-minded women of England , taken up , delivered what may be termed a very splendid lecture—a lecture which , we may without flattery wy , would do honour to the highest talents of man , and which proved that woman , " mentally " considered , is in every way fitted and endowed by nature for the exercise of political rights ; Miu Inge » * K > k . e for more than an hour . Miss Mary Ann Walker wa . ^ present , but did not address tbe meeting , owing to he » " not being sufficiently recovered from an indisposition \* hick she has suffered since she last appeared in public u . * an advocate of the People's Charter . Miss Emma Miles , in a very excellent speech , addressed tbe meeting . Mrs Frances Wyatt and Miw Pickup were also among those who took a part in the proceedings of the evening ; Which , were of a moat satisfactory nature .
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BRCMPTON . —Tbe Chartists ot thiB locality held a public meeting at the Eagle , North-street , on Tuesday evening , Mr . Heath in the chair . After the usual business bad been disposed of , Mr . Heath was unanimously elected to the Metropolitan Delegate Meeting , Mr . Matthews having resigned . Mr . Whiteborne then raovtd , and Mr . Ford seconded , the following resolution , which was carried unanimously : — - Tbat the thankB of this meeting are justly due , and are hereby given , to Mr . Roberta , solicitor , of Bath , for his generous and praiseworthy conduct , in so ably defending ihe victims of Tory tyranny . " A vote of thanks was also awarded to Mr . Whitehorne , the giver of the waistcoat , and also to the winner , for their handsome donations for the defence of the victims . The meeting then broke np . Mr . Gutbrie lectured here on Sunday evening , to a very attentive audience , and steps have been tak-n to insure a lecture every Sunday evening .
TODMORDEN .-Mr . Doyle , of Manchester , lectured here on the nights of Wednesday and Thursday week , to numerous and respectable audiences , and gave great satisfaction . Hla lectures were highly interesting . The fcubject on the first night was on the physical force of tbe Government , and the dangerous dogmas of Lord Abiuger . The second night ' s lecture was on the distress of the country , the cause of the distress , and its remedy . Mr . Doyle concluded this lecture by requesting the people to attend to the families of the incarcerated patriots . At the close of his lectures votes of thanks were given to tbe Manchester and Liverpool Chartists for the liberal manner they attended to the wants of the prisoners while confined in Manchester and Kirkdale prisons , and to Mr . and Mrs . Cooper , for their kind attention ' . Ma . Cooper delivered a lecture on Tuesday evening last , to a very crowded audience . His lecture was one continued argument for the people having political
power . XiEESS . —Mr . T . B-Smith preached in the room , Cbeapside , on Sunday afternoon , to a , numerous audience . In the evening Mr . Biiratow was expected ; tbe room long before the time of commencing was crowded to excess , and very many were obliged to go away not being able to get within the door . Mr . Bairstow not arriving in time , Mr . Smith kindly supplied his place . He delivered a very excellent discourse ; just before be concluded Mr . Biirstow arrived , and met with a warm reception : after a hymn bad been sung in capital style , be addressed a few words Co the meeting—he was too fatigued to say much at that time , but would have an opportunity of speaking to them more at large on Monday and Tuesday nights . Ha called upon
them to cherish union amongst themselves . On Monday night he lectured on the late " persecutions and proaecntions , " this subject he handled in a masterly style . On Tuesday night the subject was " the state of the country , its cause , aud its remedy . " He depicted the state of the people of this kingdom in the most heart-rending terms , the misery , the wretchedness that working men have to endure ; how they are left at the mercy of tboir tyrannical and oppressive employers . Its cause , be said , was class legislation ; everything was represented but the labour of working men . To remedy this the People ' s Chatter must be had . He then showed the benefits that would accrue from its enactment ; and concluded by making an eloquent appeal to the meeting to come
boldly forward and aid thu glorious movement in regenerating this country from misery and wretchedness to one ot peace and happiness . Several new members were enrolled after each lecture . The room , on both nights , was crowded to the door . After the lecture tbe business of the Atsociation was brought before the members , amongst which , the address of the President and Secietary of the Executive . A resolution was unanimously carried— " That we , the Leeds Chartists , highly approve of the steps taken by the President and Secretary of tbe Executive Committee regarding the election of another body to act in cases of emergency , being of opinion that such is highly necessary at the present critical juncture ; and that the manner in which they are to be appointed meets with our entire satisfaction . "
MANCHESTER . —The Chartist mechanics held their weekly meeting in the Chartist room . Brewerstreet , on Thursday evening week , when Mr . Partington delivered an animated lecture upon the present condition of the working classes . Tbe lecturer handled bis subject in a masterly manner , and gave great satisfaction to his audience , as was evinced by the repented applausa with which he was greeted . Tub Chartist Joinbrs and Painters held their weekly meeting on Friday evening last in the Carpenter ' s Hal ) , when Mr . Glossop delivered an in&truutive lecture upon the occasion .
CaKPESTehsHall—On Sunday last , two lectures were delivered in tbe above hall by Mr . C . DjyJe , the one in tbe afternoon and the other in the evening , upon th « present position of the Chartist movement . The attendance in the afternoon waa very numerous . Mr , G Maradeu was called to the chair . In the evening the spacious hall was densely crowded in every patt , and Mr . Wrn . Dixon was called upon to preside . Mr . C . Di > y ] e was received with repented rounds of applause . Tbe respected lecturer handled his subject in a masterly manner , and elicited loud bursts of approbation from the numerous and very respectable audience . Several new members were enrolled . The ranks of the calumniated and despised Chartists are rapidly increasing here . The late persecutions have acted as a stimulus upon the people : they have awoke from tbeir apathy , and are now flacking to the standard of Chartism as the only refuge for the toiling millions . SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED BT WM , DIXON FOR
THE DEFENCE FUND . £ . b . d . Mr . J . Cargrave ... 0 15 Mr J . Williams 0 0 6 Mr . Leach ' s book ... ¦ ... ... ... 0 7 6 Mr . Holdens , tailor , who gives Is . 3 d . in the pound for all work done by him ... ... 0 2 6 A few friends at Redferu's temperance hotel , Leigh-street ... ... ... 0 1 6 James Sinclair , per Mr . Swiers ... 0 0 G John MacClanan ... ... 0 0 6 A f « w friends 0 11 Alex MacWLe a friend to OC 0 1 0 The part of a collection made at the church of Rev . Mr . Scholefield , the first Sunday after his return from Liverpool ... ... 0 10 0 From Mr . John Hanson , Giuenacrea-nvoor , near Oldham ... ... ... ... 0 2 6
£ 18 6 The Chartist Fustian Cutters of Manchester held a public meeting iu their room , Tib-street , on Wednesday evening . Mr . John Connor , one of the body , wa « called to the chair , who opened the naeettng in a neat speech , and infroducod Mr . William Dixon , who addressed the meeting at some length upon the present position of the Chartist body , and the necessity of union amongst the working classes , in order to obtain their political rights . The speaker concluded by making an appeal to the trades generally on behalf ot those brave fellows that were suffering persecution in the cause of justice .
HUDDERSPIELD . —On Tuesday night , at the Chartist room , the speech of T . S . Duncombe , Esq . was read , as reported by the Star , and delivered by him at a festival given to him by his constituents . The speech was loudly applauded , i An unanimous vote of thanks were given to T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., not only for his past services towards the Chartist body , but for pledging himself to bring the conduct of Lord Abinger before the Honse . A lively discussion followed . BRADFORD . —The members of tbe General Council resident in Bradford , hold their weekly meeting in the large room , Butterworth Buildings , when the letter of the President and Secretary of the Exeeutive , and the list of nominations was read ; and , after a long dia cusaion , tbe following protest was unanimously agreed to : — " That we , the members of the General Council
resident in Bradford , Yorkshire , do enter our protest againet the numiaatAon . of cw&Aifl&tea for the Executive , as appeared in the Northern Stay , ot the 20 th of October , as being an infringement of the 14 th article in the plan of Organizition , which expressly declares tbat each sub-Secretary shall nominate one candidate ; and , it appearing by the list of candidates and places where they were nominated , that the sub-Secretary residentin Huddersfleld has nominated six candidates , and the sup-Secretary resident in the Sheffield , Figtree-lane , five candidates , we therefore call oa the President and General Secretary to extend the time of nomination to enable the sub-Secretaries throughout the country , ( who have been waiting for the General Secretary . ) to nominate persons according to the plan of organisation .
OWHAM .-On Sunday last , Mr . Clark , of Stockport , delivered a spirited and energetic lecture to a respectable and attentive audience . The lecturer , after alluding to the late arrests of the Chartist leaders , merely on account of their political opinions , in order to put down Chartism , and the injustice practised at their trials by a prejudiced Judge and Jury , urged the necessity of the labouring classes putting into practice ezelnaive dealing , and to spend their money with those who were friendly to the obtaining of their just rights , and concluded by requesting ail that had net joined the National Charter Association , to do so immediately . A collection was made uf ter the lecture for the victims , and the meeting separated , highly delighted . On Monday , Mr . James Leach delivered his first lecture on the evils of class legislation on society , which he bandied in bis usual argumentative and masterly style . The audience were respectable and attentive .
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SHEFFIELD . —Breakers a head!—Chartists look OUT!— The Independent of last Saturday informs its readers that Stephenson ' ssquare Cobden , Bright of Rochdale ( thrashed last week by the Brummagem boys ) , and other " great guns" of the ' Pluguo" have been invited to , and are shortly expected in the "City of So » t . " Now , my hearties , are you prepared to give these Whig rascals anolher peppering ; if so , get ready your long jours , and dont let these pirates catch you napping . No quarter for the knaves . Remember Holberry . Forget not their manufactured turn-out . Think on their jury-box verdicts ; and above all they are at this very time plotting and scheming more villainy , and do your dnty like men . Crush the humbugs .
democratic Festival . —A dinner in honour of Messrs . Julian Harney and Samuel Parkes , took place on Wednesday evening , October 26 th , in the large room of tbe Dove and Rainbow , Hartsbead . Tbe dinner was Intended to have been rather a private testimonial of esteem than a public demonstration , and was meant to be limited to a select few , the friends of the above gentlemen ; with these intentions no public announcement of the dinner was made ; but , as it became known , great was tbo anxiety manifested to obtain tickets , and some hundreds would undoubtedly have honoured the entertainment with their presence had the necessary arrangements been made ; as it was tbe company numbered fifty , the committee being under the disagreeable necessity of refusing tickets
to a large number of applicants . At seven o ' clock precisely the dinner was announced to be ready and the company took their seats . Mr . Dyson presided , supported on his right by Mr . Harney and Mr . Parkes , and on his left by Mrs . Harney and Mrs . Pukes ; a goodly number of the fair sex graced the assembly with their presence ; and among the guests were those talented and dauntless champions of the democratic cause , Mr . Bairstow and Mr . Beesley . Another gentleman ( who shall be nameless ) was also present— ' one of the many victims of Tory persecution . The Eubstantfals were excellent , and , of course , were done full justice to by the disciples of the knife and fork question The cloth having been removed , "We'll rally around him , " waa sung in gallant style by the whole company
The Chairman gave the following toasts ' : —1 . "The sovereignty of the people . " Responded to by Mr . Edwin Gill . The Chartist National Anthem was then aung by the whole of the company . 2 . "Our honoured fluests , George Julian Harney and Samuel Parkes , and the rest ef the politicil victim ? . " Responded toby Messrs . Harney and Parkes . Sons :, by Harney , — "The contest is for liberty . ' 3 . " Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., the people ' s hope—tbe tyrant's dread . " Responded to by Mr . Evinton . Song , by Mr . Wright , — Brave , bold O'Connor . " 4 . " The Charter , may it speedily become the law of the land . " Responded to by Mr . Beesley . in a most sonl-stimrig speech , which elicited the repeated cheers of the company . Song by Mr . Gill , — " Masaniella ' s Call . " Mr . Cartledge sung an excellent comic song . 5 th . " The Northern and Evenvig Stars , and the rest of the democratic press . " Responded to by Mr . Bairstow in his usual eloquent manner , calling forth ths rapturous
applause of his hearers . Song by Mr . Wright , —" Ihe Land . " 6 th . "Thomas Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., and all who dare to defend the rights of the people . " Responded to by tbe friend above described" Song by Mr . Harney , — " When this Old Cap waa New . " 7 th . "The memories of the martyrs Holbeiry a d Clayton , and all who have struggled and died to establish the rights of man . " Recitation by Mr . Wm . Royton , — " The fall of Poland . " Volunteer toast , by B . Birkworth , a Chartist echool-boy , — " Young England—may the rising generation achieve and maintain the rights for which their fathers are so nobly contending . * ' Tue healths of Mr . Dyson , the chairman , and Mr . Ludham , the vice-chairman , were then given and responded to . many patriotic toasts , songs , and recitations followed , and it was not until a late or rather an early hour , that the company separated highly gratified with the "feast of reason and flow of soul" Jhey had enjoyed during the evening . '
Lecture . —A meeting crowded to excess was held in tha Figtree-lane Room , on Thursday evening , October 27 th , to hear nn address from that eloquent champion of the rights of industry , Mr . J . R , H . Bair-8 tow . The subject of his discourse was the present prosecutions . Mr . B . opened his address by commenting on the services aud characters of tbe Chartist leaders proscribed by the existing despotism , passing a glowing euloginm upon his brother patriots . He next called up the persecutions of the past , more particularly those of the recreant Whigs . Phce ' ix-like Chartism had risen from its ashes , and triumphed over the perseeution of 1839 . The patriots then immured in solitary , foodless , flreless dungeons , had emerged from their prison-cells to fl « bt the battle anew , fearless of
the future ; and assuredly the present victims would play a part equally glorious . Even though death should eventually be the doom of some upon whom despotism had fixed its claws—no mutter—they would not shrink from the ordeal through which they must pass . Bafere naw , patriots have perished ; but they have gone to the touib with the tears of millions watering their graveB ; tbey have their brijjbt reward in the love and veneration in which their memories are held by the present generation , and will be hold by generations yet to come through all succeeding ages . He called on them to fling to the winds all Belfish considerations , and , firmly united , be prepared to do and dare all for the common good . Wn * t-was-life without liberty ? what was life without the mean * of making all around one happy ? The blond of lnirtyrs would strengthen the cause , and ripen thu fruit of libeity ' s tree .
Our principles are individual and eternal—time cannot wither them—tbe aword cannot pierce them , cannon cannot destroy them , cbiinsund racks cannot effect them —they are destined to triumph , their victory the voice of fate has decreed . Mr . Bairstow next held up the aristocratic principle to the scorn of his hearers , and lashed in a masterly manner the craft and hypocrisy of the priesthood . Mr . B ., afUr speaking atout ' two hours , concluded by appealing to his hearers to do their duty to the cause , and to see that while tbeir leaders were immured in gloomy dungeons , the movement wa « not betrayed either into the hands of their despotic tyrants , or those false-hearted hypocrites who would seek to effect the same end by other but tqua'Iy deadly means . His concluding remarks were poured forth in a strain of eloquence ; which completely electrified the meeting , and elicited the most enthusiastic and deafening cheers .
Harmonic Meeting . —Last Saturday evening waa held in Fig-Tree-lane room , the first of these social gatherings intended to be continued throughput the winter for the benefit of the local defence fund . The room was vrell filled , chiffly by the young men , but the : e were also present a good many Chutist couples who on their way to—or from the market , dropped in to find an hour ' s entertainment so cheaply provided for them . There was no lack of volunteers to favour the company with a song or recitation , and it is but justiee to add tbat while most of the songs—^ patriotic , eomic , and sentiments!—were excellent , they were , alao well sung . Refreshments were provided , ard we have rarely seen so determined-to-be-happy a-looking company as that which we saw assembled together lost Saturday evening .
Lecture . —Mr . William Beesley , the lion of North Lancashire , lectured in the Fig Tree Lane Room , on Sunday evening . The room was crowded to excess , ami consequently the heat was most intolerable . Mr . Edwin Gill presided , and , as a matter of course , " We'll rally around him , " was the first anthem done full justice to by the voices of all present . The Chartist Litany was then read , and each appeal for right , and demand for justice was loudly responded to by the audience ; three verses of the Chartist National Anthem were then sung , at the conclusion of which , Mr . Biesley c nunenced bis address , not sermon , thongh he took for his text a very appropriate verse from , the book of Proverbs . Mr . B ., in a striking address , showed the present " generation of vipers whose , teeth are as swords , " by laying bare tbe rascality of the Corn Law Repealers and millocrats . Turning frem the villnniea of the merchant princes , Mr . B . attacked , and exposed the corruption , profligacy , and tyranny of the aristocracy and tbe
faction in power , and concluded by drawing an eloquent picture of the omnipotence of the masses , powerfully appealing to his h « arers to do thyir duty to their country , and their children by struggling f * r the triumph of the Chatter . Mr . G . Julian Harney next nddressed the meeting , and concluded by moving the following resolution : — " That this meeting returns its heaity thanks to tbe brave Chartists of Birmingham for their noble opposition to the tieacheroufl and libertioidial Corn Law Repealers . And thU meeting pledges itself , if need be , to imitate tbe noble example of their Birmingham brethren , resolutely resolved as they are , that in defiance of tyranny and treachery , they will perseveringly struggle for tbe obtainment of the Charter , and that only , until it shall become the law of the land . " Mr . Samuel Parkes seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . "Men of England , ye are slaves / ' was then sung , and the meeting separated . A large number , of respectable females were preaent
Thb Land , thk Land , the Land l—Mr . William Beesley delivered a lecture on this " question of questions , " on Monday evening . The room was crowded to suffocation . Mr . Evinson presided . The lecture was a most interesting exposition of facts and figures , shewing the means by which the land might be obtained and worked , to the destruction of slavery and pauperism , and the establishment of freedom and happiness . Three times three tremendous cheers for tho " Lion of North Lancashire" followed the conclusion of the lecture . " We'll rally roand him , " having being sung , the meeting dissolved . All present were highly delighted with Mr . Beesley and bis lecture .
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¦ ¦ ¦ ; 3 ^ WARWICK .-The usual weekly meeting of tha Cbartists of this locality was held at the Saracen's Head . " £ 1 3 s . was handed in for raffle tickets for the General Defence Fund , and 14 s . 6 d . fjr Mr . White's support ; 12 s for ditto , from Birmingham . We have only time . to remind our friends at a distance that the " Mafidalene" oil painting will be tafflad for on the 9 th of November , and that there are a few more tickets yet unsold at Is . each . We trust that out broths * Chartists will bear in mind that the whole of the proceeds will ' go for the General Victim and Defence . Funds . ¦ '
COVENTRY . —The following resolutiona vere passed at a public meeting on Tuesday evening .- —First Tbat this meeting views with feelings of alarm and indignation the numerous arrests of the advocates of the People ' s Charter , firmly believing the objects of the government are to perpetuate the horrors of class-legislation by the employment of perjured spies and the prevention of publio discussion . —Second . That this meeting , in spite of Whig and Tory threats and despotism , pledges itself io exercise increased z ? al and devotion in the can&e of the starving millions and never to relax in their exertion * until the People ' e Charter becomes the constitutional law of the land . —Third . That this meeting deeply sympathizes with our patriotic brother Cnartista now in bondage , aud solemnly pledges itself to raise a competent fund for their support , and also for the comfortable maintenance of their afflicted wives and families .
HOLLINWOOD . —On Sunday evening last , the Chartist room , Ralph Green , was crowded to hear a lecture from Mr . Thomas Rankin , of Salford . Before the lecturer arrived , Mr . John Massey , of Newtonheath , delivered a short address , which had a powerful effect on the audience . Mr . Rankin was then introduced by the chairman , when he delivered a most eloquent lecture , in the course ef which he shewed tha necessity of all classes agitating for nothing lesstban the Charter . BA . KNSLEY—The sum of £ 115 9 has been forwarded frem this place to Mr . O'Connor , for the Victim Fund . The following subscriptions amount to £ l 12 s 4 £ d . Wo do not know how the difference arises : —; s . d . Mr . Win . Lewis ... ... ... 1 6 Mr . R . Birks ... ... ... 6 0 Mr . Geo . Haigh ... 2 6 Collected by G . Haigh ... ... 3 11 Mr . Wm , Lupcdn ... ... ... 1 »¦ ' - . ¦¦ . ;• ¦ ' ¦^ at ff 08 a ' ' - . ' 0 ttley- ... . ; . ... a 6 Mr , John Davies ... ... ... OS A Friend ... ... 2 0 Mr . B . W . ... ... 10 A Friend ... ... ... ... 1 0 Per J . Noble ... 3 9 Mr . J . A . Pettett 2 5 Mr . Thomas Salgai'd . ... ... 4 9 £ Peter Hoey ... 1 fi
STOCKPORT . —On Sunday evening last , the respected president of the Chartist Association , Mr . James Leach , delivered a highly instructive lecture in his usual striking , eloquent , and argumentative style . The large room w&s crowded to suffocation . Ho made an impres 8 ien which only time itself will crese from the minds of all who had the good fortune to hear him . Dr . Hully , also of Manchester ., addressed the meeting . SUTTON-XH-ASHVIEIiD . —At our usual weekly meeting on Monday , it was unanimously agreed , that we , the Cbartists of Sutton , do consider that that part ef the wprking cliiss who do not join our ranks , are our greatest enemies ; \ and it was likewise agreed to begin a Sunday scbool to instruct the rising generation in the principles of tho People ' s Charter .
To The Imperial Chartists.
TO THE IMPERIAL CHARTISTS .
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THE CHARTISTS OF BIRM WGHAM TO THEIR BRETHREN OF DUL sL £ r > WALSALL , WEDXESBURT , BILSTO . ^» KIDDERMINSTER , WORCESTER , STOUK ^ BIDGE , REDDITCH , AND OTHER PLACES . Brothers is the cause of fe £ Edoh—The time is fully arrived when apathy is a . "! r ' ol De ordinary magnitude ; seeing that class-made . ^ P 0 ! 5 are rioicg rampant ovtT the people , laying low . , ? f and noble of her sons , and nsing their mil , ' " -7 * despotic power , to crush a people striving to be l ^ ee -
We deem it the dnty of every Chartist , ho * * bumble his situation , to use bis every exertion to pr * ** forward tbe People ' s Charter , as the political goepel t * our cemmon salvation . We deem it important ihat tbe ¦ wiBfioni and intelligence oJ the masses should tee concentrated into one teens , to five a right direction to pnblic opinion in this enlightened age of " complete " nnmbttg . tfeat no advantage t-hould be taken of onr position by tbe assailing e ^ ments of the two faction * .
Brethren , the Chartists of Birmingham are of opinion that a ctlegite nutting of the diauict is absolutely ntctiiaiy t . t the prestct time , that by their united Tfiidom a plan may be adopted for tbe ctEipltts cigai .: E 2 tion cf the dLtrict , to be prepared npon any emergency to make a bold staid upon prircipie against the new-farj / jled doctrine of expediency and free trade . We consider , further , that a plan of lecal lecturing , simi lar to that used by the Methodist local preachers , thonld be adopted for tbe district , to ensure a constant supply of Taried talent , so that there be no lack of the "» ordof life . "
Hemtmber , union is absolutely necessary . Union ot * erjtini 6 nt and action will insure a glorious triumph . Without union our strength is a * a rope of sand . A omul tnifcous movement of ChartiEm in the " iron o ^ triet , " ( so called by the League ) will discomfit , b 1 b * i > ttd ann » y the free-trading humbugs . Brethren , correspond with our fub-Secretary , Mr . iWbert , 88 , Woodceck-street , aa to yeur opinion of a del ^ ate meeting , so that it may be called instanter . No dday should be occasioned in this matter . " Now ii the accepted time . " Let na « how to the factions , hj our promptness , * M * where one has been taken from 8 J , we have five to supply his place . Ours is tfee cause of truth and justice—of our country's and the world ' * ** demption .
We remain , Brethren , in fraternal brotherhood , Yours , The Chabtists of Biemikghah W . TALBERT , Bab-Sec
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RECEIPTS OF THE EXECUTIVE FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOV . 2 nd , 1842 . a . d . St . Pancra 3 ... ... 4 2 Manchester painters ... 11 0 Nottingham shoemakers ... ... 10 0 « L N . and J . George , Bristol ... 2 0 Sherness ... ... 2 0 Westminster , Southie ... ... ... 2 9 Kingston ... 2 6 Some few items have been mislaid in consequence of my arrest and imprisonment , one I recollect from Exeter for 53 ., which has been acknowledged for the Executive instead of for the victjms ; also Mr Puyser , of- the St . Pancras locality , paid me £ 1 for the victims the day previous to my arrest . I should have acknowledged it before I came out on bail but there was not time to do so . J . Campbell , Secretary . * * ^ * - ^ ^^** ^ * j- ^^^^^^ B ^^^ fc ^ t ji ^ i j * f ^ i n fi f / ii
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.. SALFORD HUNDRED SESSIONS . —Toesdat , November 1 . James Read , an elderly man , a shopkeeper , living at Hoywood , was indicted for having , on Sunday the 14 th of August , at Hey wood , endeavoured to persuade and'induce a uumber of people to assemble for riotous purposes . According to the testimony of Mr . Thomas Newel ! in , one of the local constables of Bamford , a mob of beoweenGOO and 700 persons assembled together near St . Jamea ' s-sitreet , in Heywood , on the morning of Sunday , the 14 th of August . The defendant
officiated as Chairman ; and , addressing his brother Charusts , he advised them , afcor having pulled out the plugs from the various manufactories , to go to the public-houses , and pall out the taps of the beer barrels . Thecai-th . he said , would suck up the ale , and thep they would have another " Moscow . " He afterwards described himself as a Jacobin of thirty years' standing , and said , that the Charter was going on very prosperously , and must ultimately be carried . The defendant proposed , that delegates should be selected out of the meeting to go to other towns ; aud , when he talked of having another " Moscow , " the people commenced cheering and clapping their hands .
Mr . Newellin , on being cross-examined by Mr . Cobbeti , stated , that ; the police force assembled was ton small to disperse the mob , but that the defendant ultimately dispersed the people himself ; finding that , when a collection was made for defraying the expenses of the delegates , the whole amount raised was only fivepence halfpenny ! In the course of his crnss-examination , the witness said that 0110 of the individuals who had taken part in the proceed * in # s was sentenced to be imprisoued for six months , at the special commission at Liverpool .
Mr . Cobbett animadverted in severe terms on this disclosure , as calculated to prejudice tbe case of the defendant ; and the witness , after much hesitanoy and evasiveness , admitted that he could not prove the conviction of the pe / son alluded to of his own knowledge , but thai tho fact had been communicated to him by another constable , aud that bis having mentioned the circumstance , unsupported by euch knowledge , was deciilely improper , inasmuch as it was not eri . dence . In answer to another question by Mr . Cobbett , tbe witness said , he would not undertake to swear that the defendant might not have used words to quali " ythosa which formed the main ground of alle ^ at . on , as there was a great noise , and he could not distinctly hear all that was said .
Another constable , named — - Howarth , corroborated the statement of Newellin , as to the fact of the defendant being Chairmau of the meeting , and the number of persons assembled , but ha varied in the simile said to have been used , aud , to tho ben of his recollection , he thought the word employed waa " Hamburg , " alluding as he imagined , to the recent conflagration at that place . Tlu witness , however appeared to be doubtful on the point , observing that , when the allusion was made , the church beils commenced ringing , and the defendant niado nearly as gre . at a noise by the extraordinary pitch to which ht > raised his voice . —Mr . Cobbett addrossta " the court at , considerable length on behalf
of the accused , cuntending that the evidenoe of seditious language having been used by the defendant , resting , as it uid , ou the imperfect recollection of two constables , was wholly insufficient to support the charge . The learned gentleman proceeded to call a man named Amos Smith , a blacksmith , living at Heywood , to prove that Read had not used the lanfnage imputed to him . —Previous to hm examination lr . Brandt , counsel for the prosecution , asked the witness whether he believed in the existence of God ; to which he replied in the affirmative , and denied that he had ever avowed himself an atheist . la answer to a question by Mr . Cobbett , Smith denied
that the defendant had made any allusion to Moscow or Hamburg ; and that when he spoke of " plugging beer barrels , " he referred to the time of tho Irish rebwlion , when the people were made druuk by the gratuitous distribution of intoxicating liquors , and , being under that influence , they commuted acts of aggression against person and property , and were afterwards out to pieces by ihe military . The witness avowed himself a Chartist , because he believed in the principles embodied in the Charter . He denied having any revolutionary object in view ; aud said that all he wanted was to get a good living both for tbe aristocracy and himself .
Mr . Brandt , in his cross-examination , handed to the witness two murderous-looking weapons , and asked him whether he bad not been concerned in the making or polishing of them ; he positively denied all knowledge . of them ; as also tbe imputation that he waB a maker of " pike-heads . " The witness stated that there was what was termed a " Viotori * Fund" in existence at Heywood , the aubscripjion arising from whioh was appropriated to the defence of those who were prosecuted for their political opinions . Two other witnesses of the names of Howarth and Bates , living at Heywood , were examined in favour of the defendant ; and they also denied tho u ^ e of the language imputed to him .
Mr . Brandt having replied , the Learned Chairman summed up the evidence , and the jury then retired to consider tiieir verdict . After deliberating for upwards of half an hour , they returned a verdict of " Guilty of attending an illegal meeting . " —Sentence deferred till the following morning .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 5, 1842, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct623/page/1/
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